{"id":244362,"date":"2025-10-27T15:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/244362\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:35:15","slug":"williams-chief-unpacks-carlos-sainz-penalties-and-alex-albons-tough-mexico-gp-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/244362\/","title":{"rendered":"Williams chief unpacks Carlos Sainz penalties and Alex Albon\u2019s tough Mexico GP run"},"content":{"rendered":"

Williams<\/a> team principal James Vowles claimed the Grove outfit \u201cdidn\u2019t get it right across the board\u201d for Alex Albon<\/a> at the Mexico Grand Prix and Carlos Sainz<\/a>\u2019s race \u201cwas over after Turn 1\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sainz picked up damage at the start of the race at Aut\u00f3dromo Hermanos Rodr\u00edguez, which caused issues with the wheel speed sensors and, in turn, the pit speed limiter. As a result, the Spanish driver was hit with two penalties for exceeding the speed limit in the pitlane before ultimately retiring from the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cA very difficult day,” Vowles said in the team debrief<\/a>. “The positive news is the car was very fast, but we were unable to use it. In the case of Carlos, the race was over after Turn 1 and the damage resulted in both a flatspot but also damage to our wheel speed sensors, which are critical for the pit speed limiter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The net result is that we had to box earlier as the vibrations were significant, putting us on a two-stop, which led to us going 0.2 kilometres an hour over the pit speed limit, and receiving the five-second penalty.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“When we came in for the second stop, we tried controlling it manually at 70 kilometres an hour, and on exit, Carlos still went slightly over the pit speed limiter, resulting in a drive-through penalty, which we completed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Without the drive-through penalty, and even with all the other elements, Carlos was still fighting for a point today, which is very impressive.”<\/p>\n

\"Alexander <\/p>\n

Alexander Albon, Williams<\/p>\n

Photo by: Peter Fox \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Albon started from 17th on the grid and finished in 12th after a frustrating race. The Thai-British driver was just one of two drivers who opted to start the race on the hard tyre compound, which didn’t have the pace. In addition, Williams opted for a one-stop strategy for Albon, which turned out to be the less favourable option.<\/p>\n

“With Alex, we didn\u2019t get it right across the board, from communication, to start tyre, to how we optimised his performance,” Vowles added. “This is a blip in what has been a strong season, so let\u2019s finish strong across the next four events.”<\/p>\n

Despite the disappointing weekend in Mexico, Williams continues in fifth in the constructors’ standings ahead of the final four rounds of the season with 111 points.<\/p>\n

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